dark age; chaotic era; mundane world (Buddhism)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
dark and chaotic age; troubled times
literaryLiterary term often used to describe historical periods of moral decline, political corruption, or social disorder.
Zài在
zhè这
ge个
zhuó浊
shì世
zhōng中
，
néng能
bǎo保
chí持
qīng清
bái白
shí实
zài在
bù不
yì易
。
It is truly not easy to remain pure and uncorrupted in these troubled times.
Tā他
suī虽
shēng生
yú于
zhuó浊
shì世
，
què却
yǒu有
zhe着
gāo高
shàng尚
de的
pǐn品
gé格
。
Although he was born into a chaotic age, he possesses noble character.
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Zhuó浊
shì世
zhī之
zhōng中
，
nán难
dé得
qīng清
liú流
。
In a corrupt world, a clear stream is hard to find.
noun
the mundane world; secular world (Buddhist term)
Buddhist terminology contrasting the impure, transient mortal world (full of suffering and defilement) with the pure land or spiritual enlightenment.
Chū出
jiā家
rén人
kàn看
pò破
zhuó浊
shì世
，
zhuī追
qiú求
jiě解
tuō脱
。
Monks see through the mundane world and seek liberation.
Fó佛
jiào教
rèn认
wéi为
zhuó浊
shì世
chōng充
mǎn满
kǔ苦
nàn难
。
Buddhism holds that the secular world is full of suffering.
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Pú菩
sà萨
fā发
yuàn愿
jiù救
dù度
zhuó浊
shì世
zhòng众
shēng生
。
The Bodhisattva vows to save all sentient beings in the impure world.